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Initial Thought: I have actually never seen the first Vacation. The only one I have seen was Christmas Vacation. I did really enjoy that one. So I was intrigued about this one as well. I decided since my job opened it early I checked it out after a successful final interview for another job.

Characters/Acting: Ah the good old tradition of never having the same Rusty Griswold continue... read more

"The new vacation will stand on its own."Talks of a soft reboot of the National Lampoon's Vacation franchise started all the way back in 2010, with John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein tapped to write and direct the movie, but production wound up stalling. However, the unexpected runaway success of 2013's We're the Millers evidently prompted Warner Bros. to finally give 2015's Vacation the gr... read more

"Watched 7/30/2015
Rating 6.0/10
Didn't expect much from this movie and its basically about as good as i thought it would be which is average people expecting it to be anything like the original were crazy to think that.
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"2016/11/13
@home on DVD from library
with Kendra
Well, they tried, but the jokes fell short and felt forced. There were a couple of amusing spots, but not enough to make it worth watching. They probably could have done better by editing out the R-rated material and having expanded it to include a larger audience, since maybe some of the jokes would have been funnier to kids? Dunno."

“Well, they tried, but the jokes fell short and felt forced. There were a couple of amusing spots, but not enough to make it worth watching. They probably could have done better by editing out the R-rated material and having expanded it to include a larger audience, since maybe some of the jokes would have been funnier to kids? Dunno.” read more

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DVD- 1hr. 39min.
First Viewing
A nasty redo of a comedy classic, Vacation updates the National Lampoon staple while, unfortunately, absorbing some of the absolute worst tendencies of modern studio R-rated comedies. The film is just so damn bitter that any of the fun that happens in the film, and there are a few solid laughs in here, are bulldozered by the films rampant cynicism. The cast does rise above the material though, with Helms and Applegate making for a game pair of leads (though the yo"